In Ningkun Palace, I told Xie Daoqing the details of the government arrangements for the next month. After hearing this, Xie Daoqing nodded and said, "Don't worry, officials. The Queen Mother will handle the daily government affairs after consulting with the two adults, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu of the Government Affairs Council."
"Well, my son and ministers will feel at ease when my mother takes care of things."
To be fair, Xie Daoqing is a knowledgeable female politician. In my opinion, she is at least better than the late emperor Song Lizong.
"Guan family, you should be more careful when you are out. After all, you will be out for a long time this time." Xie Daoqing warned.
"Mother, please be at ease."
"Well, the Fujian road system made Shi Hongsheng a fairly loyal and decent person, but he has a weak personality, especially a soft-eared ear. Let the officials deal with it as appropriate."
"Mother, the child knows how to deal with it."
"That's good. The officials, Queen Mother and Jiu'er have selected thirty beautiful girls. You can choose them yourself when you come back. Don't refuse this time. You should also follow the ancestral etiquette."
I looked at Quan Jiu, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said, "Thank you very much, Queen Mother. I will choose the child immediately after he comes back."
Xie Daoqing's concern for me is getting stronger and stronger, especially since I have been away for a long time this time. But think about it, both in public and private matters. If I die, who will inherit the Zhao family? Let alone me.
, Xie Daoqing also saw the hope of the resurgence of the Song Dynasty.
"Yes." Xie Daoqing smiled and said to the palace maid on the side, "Has the Tao come yet?"
"The Queen Mother is already outside the door."
"Hurry up and announce it."
"I thank you for your visit to the Queen Mother and your Majesty."
Xie Daoqing smiled and said: "No need to be polite, just sit down."
After Xie Daolin sat down, he handed me an iron plate and said: "Guan family, this is the order of the elders of the Lin family in Fujian Road. With this order, you can get help from the Lin family. This time the official family went south for a private visit, and with this order,
Maybe it will help."
I looked at Xie Daoqing and wondered why she told Xie Daolin about my private visit to Fujian Road. I took the token and looked at it carefully. It was not thick and was about the same size as the identity certificate of the imperial guard. There was a handle engraved on the front.
It's a single sword, with the two characters "Dharma Protector" written on the back.
Xie Daolin continued: "In the official family, the Lin family has three elder orders in total. They are the head order, the law enforcement order and the guardian order. They all have the right to mobilize the disciples in the sect."
After reading it, I said: "The effect is not small, what is the meaning of this knife?"
"Of the official family and the three major martial arts families, the Lin family is good at swordsmanship. It is commonly known as Lin Dao, Wu Jian and Ouyang Quan in the world. It means that the Wu family in Changsha is good at swordsmanship, and the Ouyang family in Sichuan is good at fists and kicks. The single sword on this token is right
It is a weapon used by the Lin family."
"I see."
"Exactly, the official family. This elder's token has always been given to disciples of the Lin family only. This is the first time for a disciple from outside the family like me to have this honor. More than ten years ago, the Lin family was attacked by the old enemy Wuyi Sword Sect. It happened that the three members of the family
The great elders are in collective retreat, and I, as the chief disciple of the master,
, led everyone to fight against the enemy, and after several fights, the Wuyi sect was finally annihilated. Except for the youngest elder of the sect, Ji Henlei, who escaped, the rest were all destroyed. At that time, I suffered more than ten wounds on my body, and the elders escaped.
Later, in recognition of my achievements, I was awarded this protective decree."
Xie Daoqing smiled and said: "Guan family, this token is hard to come by. Keep it. This private visit south may be of great benefit to you if you can get help from local martial arts people."
I nodded, understanding Xie Daoqing's kindness, and collected the token and said, "Then I will accept it first, and then return it to Aiqing when I come back."
"Yes, official."
"My dear, you need to pay more attention to the safety of the palace during this month."
"Don't worry, officials. As long as I am alive, I will definitely protect the palace."
The number of memorials on the desk was gradually decreasing. After I came back, I immediately went to the imperial study room to give instructions on the memorials. This trip would take a month, and the memorials could not wait, otherwise the imperial censors would have to visit me again.
"Officials, we are going to leave tomorrow. It is better to rest early. Let these memorials be left to the Government Affairs Council and the Queen Mother to deal with."
"Jiu'er, it doesn't matter. There isn't much left. I won't put off until tomorrow what I can do today."
"The diligence of officials is really a model for our court." Quan Jiu stopped trying to dissuade me and stretched out his hands to help me rub my shoulders.
"There's one last portion left." I watched while enjoying Quanjiu's massage.
The last memorial was written by Zhao Shunsun, the new lecturer at Chongzhengdian.
Zhao Shunsun was a Jinshi in the 10th year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1250). The examiner at that time was He Ji. Zhao Shunsun had served as a professor of Taiping, Lin'an and other prefectures, and a general magistrate of Wuzhou. Later, he was dismissed due to the death of his mother. He Ji is currently the secretary of the imperial court. After becoming the president of Lin'an University, he resigned from his teaching position and elected Zhao Shunsun as his successor.
This is the first memorial that Zhao Shunsun gave as a lecturer at Chongzhengdian Palace. The general idea is as follows:
When an emperor comes to court, he needs to be diligent, frugal, considerate of the people, make good use of gentlemen, and open up the world. Today, our country is in a corner of peace, the territory is shrinking day by day, the western soil is in ruins, Jiayu is in urgent need, outside the isolated city, looking around is vast, there is no way to cultivate in spring. Autumn cannot be harvested, what you can get in is limited, what you can get out is unlimited, the sky cannot rain, the ghosts cannot lose, and the country's plan is too simple, there is nothing better than this. Second, it requires an unyielding struggle with powerful ministers and relatives of the emperor.
As the saying goes, "Those who avoid changes before they happen, their country will be safe; those who are fearful of changes, their country will survive; those who play around with changes without warning, their country will be in danger and will perish."
When it comes to employing people, since ancient times, the Ming Dynasty has always been wise to "stay away from villains and stay close to gentlemen", and "be close to gentlemen to promote righteousness".
On the one hand, ministers should try their best to recommend virtuous people to the emperor, and on the other hand, they should try their best to dissuade the emperor from indiscriminately granting and rewarding the emperor's relatives and "special favors should not be counted". Officials and titles are the main handle of the country, and they are used to "sharpen the world and sharpen the dull". , so that the people of the world can be loyal, perform meritorious deeds, and sacrifice their lives without regrets." The ancient Shengming emperors were "the most serious and cautious about their official titles, and the most stingy, unwilling to treat them as empty names and use them lightly." The current political shortcomings There are many, including special removal, special transfer, special supplement, and special gift. "There are so many words for special." For those who are kings, if things go on like this, "in just a few decades, everyone will be a noble official." Those who defend the frontier , even if the soldiers guarding the country are rewarded, they will definitely say: "It's so easy for Peter to get it, so it's not worth it for me to get it."
Nowadays, our dynasty is facing internal and external troubles, so we must first make peace at home and then fight against the outside world. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has deliberately made changes, and a new trend has gradually emerged in the dynasty. However, our dynasty has deep resentments. Your Majesty should proceed step by step, one step at a time, and must not act too hastily. Follow the same path as "Duan Ping entered Luo".
With Your Majesty in power and all the wise men guarding us, our government will be rejuvenated and will be just around the corner. Internal worries will be eliminated, money and supplies will be accumulated, military power will be restored, and foreign aggression will no longer be a concern.
This memorial does not require approval. It is an advice from the minister, so Quan Jiu did not attach any suggestions.
Zhao Shunsun, I recited the name silently, thought for a while, then picked up a hard pen and wrote on the memorial, "Zhao Shunsun was promoted to the supervisory censor, and also lectured at the Chongzheng Palace. He was temporarily given the rank of fourth grade, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs immediately processed it."
Zhao Shunsun was also a famous minister in history, but most of the propaganda in later generations focused on the three heroes in the late Song Dynasty, so few people knew about him. In fact, there were still a lot of talents in the late Song Dynasty, but it was only because of the emperor's incompetence that
A large number of talents are useless.
"Jiu'er, give this to Xiaoqi tomorrow and have it forwarded to Wen Tianxiang of the Government Affairs Council, and we will handle it accordingly."
"Yes, officials, the memorial has finally been given."
"Yes, Jiu'er, it's all thanks to you as an assistant."
"I'm happy that Jiu'er can share the affairs of the official family. It's just that Jiu'er is stupid, so I'm afraid she won't be able to help the official family much."
Since Quan Jiu became my personal assistant, the daily memorials have been sorted and sorted with suggestions. For some simple memorials, I just took a quick look at them and stamped them, which made me feel a lot more relaxed.
"Jiu'er, I have finished the approval, go to bed now."